St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-05
The Nashville Events,

NASHVILLE, Nov. At was another
beautiful day and the races were wit
messed by a large crowd. The fall
meeting closes tomorrow. There was
| considerable excitement caused by the
award of the last race to Cousin JeemS.
! Round About clearly won it by half
| neck, as was generally observed and adj
mitted by Monk Walker, Cousin Jeems'
! Jockey.
First race, five-eighths Of mile-Starters:
| Harrodsburg 10, Conkling: Skobeloff %,
| Williams; Spinnette 100, Breckenridge;
| Elsie b 81, COvington; Parrish SO, Walker.
! TO good start Spinnette took the lead,
| which he held to the stretch, when Skobelof
and Elsie moved on him, Skobelof win:
| ming easily by two lengths. Elsie b second
and Spinnette third. Time, :04l2.
| SecOud race, seven eighths of a mile
Starters: Harry Glenn, 1O4, CovingtOn;
! Carus, 81, Breckenridge Glen Fisher, lis,
! Curtis: Dark Hall, 81, Rivers; Belle Brock,
| 49, Williams. Glen Fisher was first away,
! but Harry Glenn took the lead at the front
| and held it half way down the stretch. Glen
| Fisher then came strong and won by a
| length. Harry Glenn second, Carus third.
| Time, :30I2.
| Third race, free handicap. one mile-Start-
| erS: Alamo, 80, Watson; Florence +, l12,
! Covington; Red Storie So, Breckenridge;
Dancing Kid, %. Walker; Asceola, %, Nor
| ris; Governor, 90, Williams; kirklin, SO,
| Rivers; Cleaner 49, Stoval. The start was
| very poor. Asceola was left at the post.
| Cleaner got away first, Governor second,
| Florence E third. At the quarter Governor
| went to the front and led. with Florence +
close up, to the stretch, when the latter joined
him. and after hot finish won by length,
| Governor second Dancing Kid third. Time,
| 1 :42s4.
Fourth race. free handicap for two-year
olds, half mie-Starters: Ten Penny, IS, A.
Covington: Elmira. 100, Covington: Cousin
! Jeems %. Walker: Black knight, 80, BrecK
enaidge: Orange Girl, JOG, Taral; Round
| about 1OS Rivers Black Knight was first
away. Elmira second, Ten Penny third and
Cousin Jeems fourth. The latter came with
a rush, however. and passed the lot at the
threequarter pole. and led around the turn
and into the stretch by two lengths. Here all
began to race, and the lot. except Black
knight, came under the wire as if shout out
of shovel. Cousin Jeems was declared d
winner by nose Roundabout second,
Orange Girl third; time 80 seconds.
The Washington Races
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-There was
fine weather, good track and spirited
racing at the Ivy City track to-day:
First race, one mile-Starters: Eolian, Bar
mum, Ontario. Eolan won at will. Barnum
second, Ontario third Time, Az.
Second race, handicap, one mile-Starters:
Choctaw. Richmond, Banner Bearer, Royal
Arch, Frank Ward, Pasha, Argo, Ovid.
Pasha won by length. Ovid second, Frank
Ward third. Time. :43.
Third race, selling. threefourths of mile
Starters: BronZomarte. Miss Mouse Glen
brook. Rowland. Ihriftless, Valiant, Nellie
b. Rowland won by n short neck, Valiant
second Bronzomarte third. Time, 1872.
Fourth race, one and one-eighth miles
Stuyvesant had a walk over.
Fifth race, hurdle handicap, one and one
half miles +arters: Warrington, Tattler,
Justin Mack. Lost Cause, Will Davis, The
Bourbon, While Palmer. Warrington won
bv two lengths, Tattler second Willie Palmer
third Time, 2:50I2.